BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The Mountain East Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament seeds and pairings have been finalized. The five-day tournament, which is presented by The Health Plan, runs from Wednesday, March 4 to Sunday, March 8 at Wheeling’s WesBanco Arena.
 
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The Top 10 teams in the MEC men’s basketball standings qualify for the conference tournament, and the top six seeds receive a bye. A pair of men’s matchups will be played Wednesday, followed by four quarterfinal matchups on Friday.
 
West Liberty is the top overall seed as the 2025-26 regular season champion. The Hilltoppers, are 24-4 overall and 18-2 in MEC play, enter the tournament after winning nine of their last 10 games and are averaging 99.3 points per game.
 
Fairmont State will be the No. 2 seed after finishing 17-3 in league play. The Falcons are riding a four-game win streak. They are the defending MEC Tournament Champion after defeating West Liberty in triple-overtime in 2025.
 
Wheeling is the No. 3 seed and are coming off a win over West Liberty (93-91) in the final regular season game. The No. 4 seed is the University of Charleston as they finished 14-6 in MEC play.
 
Glenville State is the No. 5 seed followed by Concord as the No. 6 seed, while Frostburg State is the No. 7 seed. The No. 8 seed belongs to Davis & Elkins while Point Park is the No. 9 seed, and the No. 10 seed is West Virginia State.
  

MEC Tournament Seeds
1. West Liberty (24-4, 18-2)                      
2. Fairmont State (24-4, 17-3)                    
3. Wheeling (19-8, 14-6)
4. Charleston (19-8, 14-6)
5. Glenville State (17-11, 11-9)
6. Concord (14-14, 10-10)
7. Frostburg State (14-14, 10-10)
8. Davis & Elkins (9-19, 6-14)
9. Point Park (8-18, 5-5)
10. West Virginia State (8-20, 4-16)

MEC First Round Games (Wednesday, March 4)
6 p.m.: #7 Frostburg State  vs. #10 WV State
8:30 p.m.: #8 Davis & Elkins  vs. #9 Point Park

MEC Quarterfinal Games (Friday, March 6)
Noon: #2 Fairmont State  vs. #7/10 winner
2:30 p.m.: #3 Wheeling vs. #6  Concord
6 p.m.: #1 West Liberty vs. #8/9 winner
8:30 p.m.: #4 Charleston  vs. #5 Glenville State

MEC Semifinal Games (Saturday, March 7)
6:00 & 8:30 p.m.
 
MEC Championship (Sunday, March 8)
4:00 p.m.